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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>71197</law_id><section_number>10.1-404</section_number><catch_line>Recommendation that a river be designated a scenic river</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="4">Scenic Rivers Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>A recommendation to the Governor and General Assembly that a river or section thereof be designated a <span class="dictionary">scenic river</span> shall be submitted with:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The views and recommendations of the State Water Control <span class="dictionary">Board</span> and other affected agencies; and <a id="paragraph-256618" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-404/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> A report showing the proposed area and classification, the characteristics which qualify the river or section of river for designation, the general ownership and land use in the area, and the estimated costs of acquisition and administration in the <span class="dictionary">Scenic Rivers</span> System. <a id="paragraph-256619" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-404/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1970, c. 468, &#xA7; 10-171; 1984, cc. 739, 750; 1988, c. 891.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
